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The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Association has announced the details of 80 successful new COST Actions funded in the 2025 Open Call. More information on these Networks and how to join them is now available on the COST Actions webpage, with references for new Actions starting with …
Closing date: 17 July 2026 The 2026 IBIC ICURe Discover Programme is inviting applications from researchers in north‑west England who are interested in exploring the commercial potential of their industrial biotechnology innovations.  The programme is funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) and Innovate UK. It focuses on market …
Closing date: 15 July 2026 11:00am UK academic institutions, RTOs or Catapults can apply for a share of up to ÂŁ2.5 million to fund innovation projects with businesses. The Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) scheme allows a UK Knowledge Base to work with a UK registered business to deliver a short, …
Call deadline: 28 June 2026 The Supergen Bioenergy Hub has launched a new flexible funding call focused on developing an enabling environment for sustainable bioenergy. This call supports solution‑oriented, interdisciplinary projects that address the policy, regulatory, market, and societal barriers to sustainable bioenergy and bio-based product deployment in the UK. …
Closing date: 26 May 2026 The National Biofilm Innovation Centre (NBIC)’s Industrial Challenge Response Fund is calling for high-quality project proposals from organisations with the expertise to investigate and exploit areas in which biofilms play a central role. Industrial Challenge Response Fund (ICRF) proposals must involve a collaboration between one …
Closing date: 16 July 2026 The Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund (GPSF) enables UK researchers to develop new international partnerships and networks, which underpin the development of long-term sustainable collaborations. Proposed collaborations within this programme may involve international research partners from any country and in any science area within  NERC’s remit. While …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is offering travel bursaries to support early-career researchers (ECRs) and engineers/professionals presenting at international conferences. A limited number of ECR Conference Travel Bursaries will be available on a competitive basis to ECR members presenting work at prestigious international events. Applicants must have been accepted …
Closing dates: 11 June 2026, 10 Sept 2026, 10 Dec 2026 Â The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Catalyst (IBIC) is a ÂŁ5 million EPSRC-funded initiative focused on building a sustainable bioeconomy in the north-west. It aims to bring together universities, industry, and civic partners, providing funding and support to help turn industrial …
Closing date: 22 Sept 2026 The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) 2026 Call for project proposals is now open for submissions. A total of €170.7 million across 13 topics will support the development and scale-up of competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe. Applications are invited on the following …
Closing date: 25 June 2026 The strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding aims to support large team-based curiosity-driven bioscience discovery research projects. Projects are expected to generate new fundamental biological knowledge of broad and long-term significance, changing how we think about bioscience within and likely transcending their immediate fields. They …
Notification of intent: 27 May 2026 Closing date: 15 July 2026 These Doctoral Focal Awards are intended to equip the next generation of researchers with a robust foundation in advanced evidence synthesis methodologies, providing them with the skills to critically appraise, synthesise and communicate diverse sources of information to inform …
Closing date: 13 May 2026 This UKRI Proof of Concept funding call aims to accelerate the development of new or improved technologies, products, processes or services arising from research activities at eligible UK research organisations. Outcomes may include establishing university spinouts or social ventures, as well as developing other applicable …
Deadline: 11 May 2026 for Expressions of Interest The Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) Feasibility Call invites industry-led applications for research projects in collaboration with academia, from businesses with a foothold in Scotland or a plan to deliver inward investment to stimulate Scotland’s economy. Funding available is between ÂŁ20k-ÂŁ40k at …
Deadline: 25 May 2026 at 09:00 UK This Fellowship is offered by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and provides an opportunity for short-term visits by pre- and post-doctoral researchers from the UK (or from EU member states, Switzerland, Norway, the US and Canada and based in …
Deadline: 1 May 2026 The Better Water for All Network+ (BW4A) Is calling for collaborative, cross-disciplinary research proposals to be submitted to its first Flexible Fund Call. The Network’s themes are: Theme 1: Systems Approaches for Water Engineering Theme 2: Pollutant Measurement, Monitoring and Risks Theme 3: Engineering innovation and …
